Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

WOOLAVINGTON NEW VILLAGE HALL

Provides a venue for a wide range of regular activities organised by local groups and individuals as well as well as being a meeting place and a venue for social events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£34£33£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£23£10£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£35£50£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£68£70£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18*£32£33£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£19£16£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£19£24£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£18£18£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£17£9£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£19£20£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£17£9£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£26£18£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£18£11£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£31£30£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£14£11£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£16£13£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£13£12£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£19£16£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

https://www.woolavingtonvillagehall.co.uk

eddiemarsh@woolavington4.plus.com

01278229268

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - UPGRADE AND RELOCATE EXISTING FIRE ALARM CONTROL PANEL
£1,322 18/01/2021
Upgrading and relocating the fire alarm control panel

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

  • ALAN THOMPSON Appointed: 2018
  • CAROLYN STROUD Appointed: 2022
  • DORIS MARSH Appointed: 2021
  • EDWIN MARSH Appointed: 2021
  • FRANCES CHAMPION Appointed: 2024
  • HEATHER KERTON Appointed: 2021
  • JEAN MANNING Appointed: 2021
  • MARTIN DRAPER Appointed: 2023
  • MICHAEL JOHN BOWDEN Appointed: 2021
  • MO RETFORD Appointed: 2021
  • RACHEL MARY SMITH Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/08/1979, number: 278159
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR18: 265 days late,
Main office

Woolavington Village Hall
Higher Road
Woolavington
BRIDGWATER
Somerset
TA7 8DY

Objectives

A VILLAGE HALL FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF WOOLAVINGTON WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS LECTURES AND CLASSES AND FOR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

PARISH OF WOOLAVINGTON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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